The Cascade
| Title | The Cascade |
|---|---|
| Artist | Antoine Watteau |
| Medium | Oil on wood |
| Classification | Paintings |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bequest of Lillian S. Timken, 1959 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“The Cascade” is a work by Antoine Watteau. It is executed in oil on wood and classified as paintings. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 18th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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